Front fork

A front fork comprising:

• an outer tube;
• an inner tube inserted expansibly and contractibly into the outer tube;
• a double-rod damper disposed inside the outer tube and the inner tube, the double-rod damper including a cylinder, a piston received in the cylinder, a first piston rod and a second piston rod extending respectively from each side of the piston and penetrating through the cylinder, wherein an upper chamber and a lower chamber are defined between the cylinder and the piston, into which that oil is contained;
• and
• a fork-inside oil chamber defined by the outer tube, the inner tube, and the double-rod damper, into which oil and air are contained, the double-rod damper further including:
• a piston rod connection mechanism that connects at least one of the first piston rod and the second piston rod to the piston such that the one is displaceable in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the piston;
• the piston rod connection mechanism including;
• a hollow holder that is opened at a lower side thereof and connected to the piston, the hollow holder receiving an end portion of the first piston rod or the second piston rod;
• a snap ring disposed in a lower side of an inner surface of the hollow holder;
• a stop ring engaged with the end portion of the first piston rod or the second piston rod;
• and
• a spacer through which the stop ring is supported to the snap ring.